5A Spreadzone Week 4: Point Spreads for Top Games

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>A breakdown of the top 5A matchups in Week 4, featuring hypothetical point spreads for some of the week's most intriguing games.</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mountain Pointe (1-2) at Desert Mountain (3-0)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Desert Mountain -14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Desert Mountain has been dominant in its first 3 games beating Saguaro, Arizona College Prep, and Mountain View while outscoring them 169-14. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1707448' first='Jake' last='Pilarcek'] leads the offense at QB with efficiency completing 74% of his throws and a great TD to interception ratio of 6 to 0. [player_tooltip player_id='1258544' first='Easton' last='Conner'] is the team's leading point scorer with 7 total touchdowns. Other impact players include two-way athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1190657' first='Jeneral' last='Solomon'], LB [player_tooltip player_id='560973' first='Christian' last='McComber'], RB [player_tooltip player_id='1261874' first='Ryan' last='Cratty'], and DB [player_tooltip player_id='1212102' first='Hassan' last='Smith'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountain Pointe enters week 4 at 1-2 with a win over Maricopa and two narrow losses to Desert Vista and Mountain Ridge. [player_tooltip player_id='883313' first='Kristian' last='Escobedo'] has thrown for 412 yards and 5 touchdowns on 27 of 49 attempts with junior RB Jamier McKinney as the leading rusher taking 39 carries for 435 yards and 4 touchdowns. [player_tooltip player_id='1326122' first='Legarrette' last='Blount Jr.'], has been impactful in the receiving game with 9 receptions for 152 yards and 3 touchdowns and is a home run threat every time he touches the ball. He also has 2 interceptions, 11 tackles, and 6 PBU's on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ALA-Gilbert North (3-0) vs Desert Edge (3-0)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Desert Edge -10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Battle of 3-0 teams. Desert Edge has been as advertised with a loaded roster of D1 prospects beating Cactus Shadows, Cienega, and Notre Dame Prep by a combined score of 118-7. Washington commit [player_tooltip player_id='884389' first='Blake' last='Roskopf'] has thrown for 1,071 yards and 12 touchdowns with a 66% completion rate. Explosive back [player_tooltip player_id='1114228' first='Byron' last='Brandon'] has taken 29 carries for 211 yards and 4 touchdowns. [player_tooltip player_id='549596' first='Zerek' last='Sidney'], [player_tooltip player_id='1120439' first='Jhaheem' last='Brown'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1120426' first='Hajj' last='Brown'] have combined for 11 touchdowns and the majority of the teams receiving yards. [player_tooltip player_id='1127575' first='Jalanie' last='George'], Isaac Valenzuela, [player_tooltip player_id='1120885' first='Kye' last='Wells'], [player_tooltip player_id='1327880' first='Jayden' last='Boschetti'], [player_tooltip player_id='1127521' first='Jaelyn' last='Easterling-Flores'] highlight the defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ALA-Gilbert North has been impressive through three weeks with an explosive offense and a strong core defensive group. Beat Casa Grande 73-0, Cactus Shadows 44-20, and Buena 49-13. Senior QB and Brown commit [player_tooltip player_id='1896130' first='Ben' last='Livingston'] leads the offense with 466 yards and 5 touchdowns while also being the teams leading rusher with 163 yards and 3 more touchdowns. His primary receiving targets are [player_tooltip player_id='1190648' first='Isaac' last='Massey'] and Cam Shephard each with 150 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, McRae Skinner leads the team with 23 total tackles with Houston Hawkins having 19 tackles and 5 tackles for loss. Tyson Webster has also been solid with 11 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Buena (2-1) vs Tucson (2-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Tucson -1.5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tucson comes in 2-1 with wins over Walden Grove and Mountain View and a loss to Salpointe Catholic. Sophomore Brenton Coleman has thrown for 517 yards and 7 touchdowns while completing 27 of 47 attempts with 4 interceptions. [player_tooltip player_id='1614605' first='Ezra' last='Spivey'] is a dynamic two-way threat taking 15 receptions for 311 yards with 5 touchdowns while also being the teams leading tackler with 22.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Buena opened the season with two wins over Cienega and Skyline but fell to ALA-Gilbert North in week 3. Colton Garrett leads the way at QB but the rushing attack has multiple dimensions and playmakers including James Lesueur (24 carries for 175 yards, 1 touchdown), Aydan Fregoso (12 carries for 154 yards, 3 touchdowns), Hastings Haymore (15 carries for 100 yards, 3 touchdowns), and Jaylen Ward (24 carries for 118 yards, 1 touchdowns). Defensively, Lesueur leads the team with 27 total tackles followed by [player_tooltip player_id='2101860' first='Jax' last='Kraus'] (21 tackles, 3 TFL), and Hutson Johnson (21 tackles, 1 TFL).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->